| Organization Name |
Press Contact Name |
email address, phone, fax |
| Australia |
| Australian Competition and Consumer Commission |
Lin Enright |
lin.enright@accc.gov.au
02 6243 1108 |
| Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading (Tasmanian State Agency) |
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| Department of Fair Trading |
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| Office of Consumer and Business Affairs (South Australia) |
Norman Prentice |
prentice.norman@agd.sa.gov.au |
| Office of Fair Trading and Business Affairs |
Miranda Jukes |
Miranda.Jukes@justice.vic.gov.au |
| Austria |
| Verein fur Konsumenteninformation |
Walter Hager |
|
| Belgium |
| Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs, Federal Administration for Economic Inspection |
Fernand Van Gansbeke |
fernand.vangansbeke@mineco.fgov.be
00 32 2 2083917
00 32 22083915 |
| Brazil |
| Brazilian Institute of Consumer Defense |
Andrea Salazar |
idec@uol.com.br |
| Canada |
| Better Business Bureau of Mainland British Columbia |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Consumer and Commercial Relations, Government of Ontario |
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| Fair Business Practices Branch, Competition Bureau, Industry Canada |
Julie Hebert |
hebert.julie@ic.gc.ca |
| Ministry of Attorney General Criminal Justice Branch Consumer Services |
|
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| Chile |
| Consumers International - Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean |
Marcela Ortiz |
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| Organization of Consumers and Users from Chile |
|
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| Czech Republic |
| Czech Securities Commission |
Sarka Samkova |
sarka.samkova@sec.cz |
| Police of Czech Republic, Police Presidium, Directorate of Crime Police, Information Crime Squad |
|
moos@mvcr.cz |
| Denmark |
| Danish Consumer Ombudsman |
|
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| Finland |
| Finnish Consumer Agency |
Marianne Saine |
marianne.saine@kuluttajavirasto.fi
358 9 7726 7809 |
| France |
| Direction Generale de la Concurrence, de la Consommation et de la Repression des Fraudes |
|
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| Germany |
| Stiftung Warentest/FINANZtest Magazine |
|
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| Verbraucherschutzverein |
Maren Geisler |
info@verbraucherschutzverein.de
030 2148 740
03021487444 |
| Hong Kong |
| Consumer Council, Hong Kong |
Kenneth So |
|
| Hungary |
| Hungarian General Inspectorate of Consumer Protection |
|
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| Japan |
| Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Government of Japan |
|
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| Mexico |
| Ministry or Trade and Industrial Development - Under Ministry of Demestic Trade SECOFI-SSCI |
Direction for Social |
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| New Zealand |
| Commerce Commission |
Vince Cholewa |
vince.cholewa@comcom.govt.nz
0064 4 4980 920 |
| Consumers Institute of New Zealand |
Andrew Leggott |
chiefexec@consumer.org.nz
(04) 801-0418
(04) 385-8752 |
| Ministry of Consumer Affairs |
Judy Cochrane |
judy.cochrane@moc.govt.nz
64 4 470 2302
64 4 473 9400 |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
| Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands |
David Lochabay |
670-664-2329 |
| Norway |
| FORBRUKEROMBUDET (The Consumer Ombudsman) |
Trine Corneliussen |
trine.lise.corneliussen@forbrukerombudet.dep.no
00 47 67 59 9658
00 47 67 58 20 61 |
| Peru |
| National Institute for the Defense of Competition and the Promotion of Intellectual Property |
Hector Agui |
Hagui@indecopi.gob.pe |
| Poland |
| Office for Competition and Consumer Protection |
Iwona Zaczek |
izaczek@uokik.gov.pl
48 22 826 37 59
48 22 827 16 25 |
| Portugal |
| General Inspection for Economic Activities |
|
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| South Korea |
| Fair Trade Commission for Korea |
Yong-soo Bae |
casa@ftc.go.kr |
| Korea Association of Information and Telecommunication |
Young-hoon Cho |
comzero@kait.or.kr |
| Korea Consumer Protection Board |
|
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| Spain |
| Confederacion de Consumidores y Usuarios |
|
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| MAG (Estudios de Consumo) S.L. |
Miguel Angel Garcia |
infomag@infoconsumo.es |
| Sweden |
| Swedish Consumer Agency/Consumer Ombudsman |
Anne-Marie Gustafsson |
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| Switzerland |
| Federal Office for Police, Bundesrain 20,CH-3003 Bern, Switzerland |
|
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| Inspection Cantonale du Commerce et Controle des Prix |
|
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| Seco State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, Switzerland |
Alan Kocher |
alan.kocher@seco.admin.ch |
| United Kingdom |
| Essex County Council Trading Standards Department |
Keith Hale |
keith.hale@lacots.org.uk
+44 207 840 7206
+44 207 735 9977 |
| Highland Council Protective Services Department |
Keith Hale |
keith.hale@lacots.org.uk
+44 207 840 7206
+44 207 735 9977 |
| Local Authorities Coordinating Body on Food and TradingStandards |
|
keith.hale@lacots.org.uk
+44 207 840 7206
+44 207 735 9977 |
| London Bourough of Sutton Environmental Services |
|
keith.hale@lacots.org.uk
+44 207 840 7206
+44 207 735 9977 |
| Milton Keynes Council Trading Standards Division |
|
keith.hale@lacots.org.uk
+44 207 840 7206
+44 207 735 9977 |
| Office of Fair Trading |
Mark Kram |
mark.kram@oft.gov.uk
44 207 211 8900
44 207 211 8961 |
| United States |
| Abilene Better Business Bureau, Inc. |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| American Association of Retired Persons |
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| Arkansas Attorney General's Office |
Michael Teague |
501-682-0517 |
| BBB of Central, North Central, and Southeastern Washington |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau of Central Florida |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau of Central Illinois |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau of Central Indiana |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau of Central Ohio |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau of Chicago & Northern Illinois, Inc |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau of Coastal Carolina |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau of Coastal Carolina |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau of Dayton/Miami Valley, Inc. |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau of Greater Hampton Roads |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan Houston |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan Washington |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau of Middle Tennessee, Inc. |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau of New Hampshire, Inc. |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau of New Mexico, Inc. |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau of North Alabama, Inc. |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau of Northeast Kansas |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau of Southeast Texas |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau of Southern Colorado, Inc. |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South, Inc. |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau of the Pikes Peak Region |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau of Utah Holly Cherico |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau of Western Michigan |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau serving Asheville and Western North Carolina |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau serving Central North Carolina |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau serving Central Virginia |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau serving Wisconsin |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau, Inc. in Augusta, Georgia |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau, Inc. in Cleveland, Ohio |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau, Inc. in Columbia, South Carolina |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau, Inc. in Omaha, Nebraska |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau, Inc. of West Florida |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Better Business Bureau/Canton Regional, Inc. |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Cardozo University |
|
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| Consumer Assistance Program |
Jay Ashman |
|
| Consumer Protection Bureau, New Hampshire Attorney General's Office |
B.J. Riordan |
|
| Consumers Union |
|
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| Denver/Boulder Better Business Bureau |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Hawaii |
Patricia Moy |
808 586-2740 |
| Department of Justice, Office of Consumer Litigation |
|
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| Department of Michigan Attorney General, Criminal Division, High Tech Crime Unit |
Chris DeWitt |
517-373-8060 |
| Federal Trade Commission |
Claudia Farrell |
cfarrell@ftc.gov
202-326-2181
202-326-3366 |
| Idaho's Attorney General's Office |
|
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| Illinois Attorney General's Office |
Julie Smith |
JSMITH@atg.state.il.us
(217) 782-2398
(217) 782-1097 |
| Iowa Department of Justice: Office of the Attorney General |
Bob Brammer |
515-281-6699 |
| Issaquah Police Department |
|
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| Kansas Attorney General's Office, Consumer Protection Division |
Mary Tritsch |
785-296-2215 |
| Long Island Better Business Bureau |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| Louisiana Department of Justice |
Denise Bottcher |
(225) 339-5136 |
| Maryland Office of the Attorney General, Securities Division |
Sean Cain |
|
| Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General |
|
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| Minnesota Attorney General's Office |
Leslie Sandberg |
651-296-2069 |
| Montana Department of Commerce - Consumer Affairs |
Vivian Manuel |
|
| Mountain States Better Business Bureau |
Holly Cherico |
hcherico@cbbb.bbb.org
703-247-9311
703-525-8277 |
| National Consumers League's National Fraud Information Center/Internet Fraud Watch |
Holly Anderson |
hollya@nclnet.org
202-835-3323 x114 |
| Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance |
Karen Reynolds |
karenr@bkg.state.ne.us
(402) 471-3445
(402) 471-3062 |
| New Jersey Attorney General's Office |
|
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| New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, E-Commerce Investigative Unit |
Genene Morris |
wigginsg@smtp.state.nj.us
973-504-6594 |
| New York State Office of Attorney General |
Scott Brown |
scott.brown@oag.state.ny.us
(212) 416-8060 |
| North Carolina Attorney General's Office |
|
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| North Dakota Attorney General's Consumer Protection and Antitrust Division |
|
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| Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Kentucky Consumer Protection Division |
Corey Bellamy |
502-696-5642 |
| Office of the Attorney General, State of California |
Sandy Michiouk |
916-324-4085 |
| Office of the Indiana Attorney General |
Sheri Miller |
317-232-6309
317-232-7979 |
| Office of the Secretary of State/Securities Division |
John Ellis |
|
| Ohio Attorney General's Office, Consumer Protection Section |
Jennifer Detwiler |
614-466-3840 |
| Oklahoma Attorney General's Office |
Gerald Adams |
405-522-4422 |
| Oklahoma Securities Commission, Department of Securities,Enforcement Division |
Melanie Hall |
mbh@securities.state.ok.us
405-280-7707 |
| Oregon Attorney General's Office |
|
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| Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General |
Barbara Petito |
717-787-9707 |
| School of Law at the University of Texas at Austin |
|
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| South Carolina Secretary of States Office |
Kay Maxwell |
(803) 734-1728 |
| South Dakota Division of Securities |
Gail Sheppick |
|
| State of Alaska, Office of the Attorney General, Civil Division, Fair Business Practices Section |
Julia Coster |
|
| State of Arizona, Office of the Attorney General |
Patricia Urias |
602-542-4266 |
| State of Connecticut Office of the Attorney General |
Lisa Pane |
860-808-5324 |
| State of Maine Department of the Attorney General |
David Lauren |
|
| State of Michigan, Department of Attorney General |
Chris Dewitt |
517-373-8060 |
| State of Nevada Office of the Attorney General Bureau of Consumer Protection |
Jane Femiano |
702-486-3789 |
| Suffolk County District Attorney Ralph Martin's Office |
Jim Borghesani |
Jim.Borghesani@suf.state.ma.us
617-617-4189 |
| Tennessee Attorney General Reporter's Office |
Sharon Curtis Flair |
615-741-5860 |
| Texas Attorney General Office |
Kirsten Niedzwecki |
kn@oag.state.tx.us
512-475-4280
512-473-8301 |
| Thomas M. Cooley Law School |
|
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| United States Customs Service |
Dennis Murphy |
202-927-8727 |
| United States Fraud and Consumer Protection Division of the Delaware Department of Justice |
Todd Halliday |
tholliday@state.de.us
302-577-8314
302-577-6626 |
| United States Postal Inspection Service |
Robert Bethel |
202-268-5283 |
| United States Securities and Exchange Commission |
Christopher Ullman |
202-942-0020 |
| University of Illinois, College of Law |
|
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| University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School |
|
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| US Commodity Futures Trading Commission |
John Phillips |
jphillips@cftc.gov |
| Virginia Office of the Attorney General |
David B. Botkins |
804-786-3518 |
| Washington Attorney General's Office |
|
206-464-7744 |
| West Virginia Attorney General, Consumer Protection/Antitrust Division |
Bradford W. Deel |
HerdNo1MAC@aol.com
304-558-8986
304-558-0184 |
| Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection |
Glen Lloyd |
glen.loloyd@datcp.state.wi.us
608-224-5007 |
| Uruguay |
| Centro de Estudios, Analisis y Documentacion del Uruguay |
Hector Villaverde |
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| Instituto de Comunicacion y Desarrollo |
Anabel Cruz |
icd@adinet.com.uy |
| Virgin Islands (US) |
| Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs |
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